The paper said: "Others on the list are Sophie Linden, a Hackney councillor and former special advisor to David Blunkett Others on the list are Sophie Linden, a Hackney councillor and former special advisor to David Blunkett....

"The three councillors from Waltham Forest who were rumoured to be in the running did not make the list...

The source who provided the information said: "The seat is now ripe for an independent to come in if the Leyton and Wanstead electorate are as disgusted as the party members."